Ebel Classic - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Yes it can be. Take it to a reputable watchmaker and they should be able to adjust your clasp. Usually what happens as a watch is worn for a few years the little brackets that lock the clasps down start to push outwards. so they are not fitting snug against the lock bar of the clasp. A watchmaker should be able to use a jeweler pliers to adjust them back to normal. costs about 15 dollars.

I can pull out the crown 1 step to adjust the date and another step to adjust the time but not completely. I looks also like e screw but is that really the case? Do I have to use a lot of force to get the crown out?Jan

hello some watches have a screw down crown turn the stem screw counter clockwise a few turns and then try pulling out gently. hope that helps

ebel keeps that a secret they have a marking on there batteries mine 690 but there is no such after market replacement with this number. ( ebel wants to be the only game in town/ world ) but if you want to replace it your self, witch will void your warrenty 'says' ebel. take the battery out and take it to a jewelry store, and they can match it up ( $5.00 to $6.00 ) or pay $240.00 to ebel to "service" it. clean / new gaskel / batt witch ebel says is necessary to change batt. every 3 years or so. do not take the watch to the jewelery store only the battery , because know one will open it. they will want to send it out to ebel for service big $ also save old batt, because if you ever have to have the watch fixed put the old batt back in and hopefuly they wont notice. to get the battery out read my instructions i have posted its easy. other posts i have read on replacing batt, they don't know what they are talking about. do NOT remove anything but the bezel only. please Read hope this helps you out.

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Hi hope this steps will helped you in changing the battery but I just want you to remind that you have to be careful in changing the battery because it might affect the other part.


1- remove the crown by pulling away from the watch, use your thumb and index fingernail and pull , it will come out

2- remove all 5 gold bezel screws

3 - be careful,, the bezel/crystal will pry off easy

4 - be careful and remove the entire face/hands/watch guts all in one easy step,, or just turn the watch over and it will fall out

5 - small screwdriver and remove/replace battery

6 - reinstall watch guts/bezel and gold screws

7 - push crown back into watch

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On my men's classic wave, the stem is removed simply by pulling it out. It feels like it's requiring a lot of force, but it is designed to have resistance so that it's not pulled out accidentally when setting the time.
So to change the battery, you remove the 5 faceplate screws, remove the crystal and gasket, pull out the stem and then the whole face/movement assembly will pull forward.
NOT positive yours is the same, but that's how my men's Classic Wave is. Good luck!

SOrry, if Ebel doesnt have that means it is discontinued and no longer available anywhere.

The back will need to be romoved, but in doing so yourself, you will VOID your warranty, and since this is an expensive watch, I highly recommend that you send it in.
You can find all this information here:

http://service.movadogroup.com/faq.cfm#127

Best regards.

This is not a simple task.You need a watchmaker with knowledge of Ebel watches.The case is opened by removing the bezel and splitting the crown stem.The watch module then pulls out of the front of the case.This is not simple I advise you dont try.At www.rolexrepairs.co.uk they operate a postal service so your watch can be returned within 2 or 3 days.
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Water Resistant is a common mark stamped on the back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch is sealed against ingress of water. It is usually accompanied by an indication of the static test pressure that a sample of newly manufactured watches was exposed to in a leakage test. The test pressure can be indicated either directly in bars, or (more commonly) as an equivalent water depth in meters (in the United States sometimes also in feet).
An indication of the test pressure in terms of water depth does not mean a water resistant watch was designed for repeated long term use in such water depths. For example, a water resistant watch marked at 30 meters depth cannot be expected to withstand activity for longer time periods in a swimming pool, let alone continue to function at 30 meters under water. This is because the test is conducted only once using static pressure on some of the newly manufactured watches. The test for qualifying a diving watch for repeated usage in a given depth includes safety margins to take factors in account like aging of the seals, rapidly changing water pressure and temperature, as well as dynamic mechanical stresses encountered by a watch. Also every diving watch has to be fully tested for water resistance.
Hope this helps.
Jewel

mcdevito75 here, Chances are the qiuckest way is to visit a local jewlery shop in your area, they may have quicker accesss to Ebel so you can get Ebel replacement links, this way your Ebel watch remains 100% Ebel.

mcdevito75 here, Best Bet, Look for a small watch repair shop in your area, for this crown, being an Ebel watch you should contact Ebel. The watch repair shop can help.

Please go to the following link:

http://service.movadogroup.com/pages.cfm?pid=4CD4575A-AB5B-AB72-9CDA4CE49DDD9176

Best wishes

mcdevito75 here, hello garth, keep trying Ebel on line, Check on Ebay, or a small watch repair shop in your area for the links and to save on cost.

Hi,

Yes, it can be repaired. A qualified watchmaker can do this for you.

Hope this helps,

Ken
www.YellowStoneWatch.com

Unscrew or pry off the case back. Remove the metal strap holding the battery in place. Sometimes you have to remove screw in the metal strap. Look on the battery for the type and order by that number. Put back in with fingers or plastic tweezers. Do not use metal tweezers as it will short the battery.

If you want to pay the premium for an Ebel strap then any Ebel dealer or an online source can provide that.
For a much more reasonable price, I would try a store that sells AND installs watch straps. Usually, only independant jewelers both sell and install these.

The easiest and cheapest way to fix this is to replace the eletric motor as a whole as trying to fix this will require tools that would allow to work on very small connections or devices.Replacing the motor would work out to be easiest and simplest to fix this problem.

15 $$ dollars

After removing the 5 screws and the glass with seal, put your screw driver und the opposite edge to the winder. By carefull lifting,(do not force) you will find the inner watch assembly lifts out enough. to access the battery. The winder spindle has a joint in it which allows the body to bend on it to almost 90 degrees.
Hope this is helpfull